Hey all! This is a new fanfic I'm starting. I'm thinking of making it a Tea/Bakura (the yami) story, and there will be other couples, but you'll have to read to figure them out. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Yu-Gi-Oh. They belong to Kazuki Takahashi.

It was summer. The birds chirped idly, leaves rustled in the faint breeze, and all was quiet in the world. A group of familiar faces were flocked on the ground. Their faces showing nothing but the utmost boredom. Undoubtedly, these teens needed something to occupy their endless summer days.

Joey: I'm BORED!!

(Silence)

Joey: I'm REALLY bored!!

(Silence)

Joey: No…I don't think you guys get it. I'm REALLY REALLY REALLY BORED!!!!

Tea: Okay Joey, I think we get the picture. (-__-)

Tristan: (Asking Duke) So, what'd you wanna do?

Duke: I dunno. What do you wanna do? (Asking Joey)

Joey: I dunno. What do you wanna do? (Asking Ryou)

Ryou: I don't really know chaps. (Looking apologetic)

Joey: No, dude, you're supposed to say, what'd you wanna do? To the next person!

Ryou: Oh! Okay Yugi, what do you want to—

Tea: Okay! That's enough!

Tea's POV

Sheesh! I can't believe these BOYS! They're going to waste the entire summer just playing their stupid games! Lucky Serenity. She gets to go on a trip with her summer program, and Mai gets a "holiday spending spree". Good luck to whatever mall she gets to. They're going to have more than they can handle! (*__*) Great. I'm the last girl left to put up with these boys. I'd rather be somewhere else. Somewhere far away!

Normal POV

Tea: Hey Yugi, where's Yami?

Yugi: Huh? Oh, he's at the game shop. He said something about not wanting to miss the fireworks.

Everyone: FIREWORKS?

Yugi: (*__*)

Duke: What fireworks? It's the third day of summer. July 4th is a long way away.

Yugi: I don't know…Yami doesn't really understand calendars. At first he tried to rely on the sun, but then it became too hot and bright so he smashed the sundial to bits and so I tried teaching him to use a calendar. (-__-) You should have seen him on March 23.

Joey: Why Yug?

Yugi: Because that's when he thought Christmas was. He was all excited and when we told him that it wasn't Christmas, he got mad and spent the rest of the day in his room cursing at the gods.

Everyone: (0__0)

Tea: Okay! Anyway…Ryou, where's your yami?

Ryou: Oh, I don't know. He probably wandered off to steal something extremely precious and valuable. (He said innocently)

Everyone: (-__-)

Joey: I'm still bored.

Everyone: Joey! (-__-;)

Meanwhile, at another part of town was a huge mansion. And in that mansion was an office. And in that office was a chair. And in that chair was a teenage boy with brown, neat hair, and stunning blue eyes. His name was Seto Kaiba.

Seto was currently typing furiously on a very expensive computer. He was just finishing off an e-mail before continuing his other work.

"And so Mr. Lane, thank you for your offer, and I will see to it that you get a reply by next Tuesday."

He sent off the digital mail and leaned back in his chair. Summer had just begun, but for him, it meant for work, and more days coming home late.

Seto: Where's a worker when you need to yell at someone?

His eyes flicked towards the large window reflecting off the screen. He turned his swivel chair around and stared outside from the very top level of Kaiba Corp. He saw the kids from his high school walking around lazily laughing and joking with one another. What he wouldn't give to be one of those people. But, he had responsibilities. Major ones at that. He sighed and turned back to his computer.

As he tried once again to focus on his work, a newsletter caught his eye. Among the garbage can there was a bright orange piece of paper, tousled in with the rest of Kaiba's junk mail. It wasn't the lurid color that caught his eye; well it was, but another thing also caught his eye. The headline read:

            SUMMER GETAWAY FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS!!!

He picked the paper up and read the whole newsletter through. It was about a free vacation in various countries around the world, and it offered the winner of the contest a chance to take friends with them.

Kaiba scoffed. He had the money. He could just do the exact same thing with fewer hassles and less stupidity. He stared at the contest rules. Design an original plane blueprint (with all parts included) and a letter explaining why you included certain parts. There were more details and rules on the other side, but Kaiba didn't bother looking at them.

His mind was racing. He could win the contest. That would gain publicity for his company. Designing a plane was easy compared then what he usually worked on. The due date was for next week. He could win. No. He would win. That would show everyone that he was still the smartest and most clever individual in Domino City.

But he could take friends with him. He wondered about Yugi and his friends. They weren't "good" friends, but Kaiba had gotten somewhat closer to them than he used to be. So with this thought still in mind, Kaiba closed his other computer programs and opened up his very own designer lab on his monitor. He lazily brought up options and started to work. He would design the perfect airplane. So perfect, he thought, that he would probably put a patent on it and have his company build the plane eventually. But first he had to pick out a design. Which engine to use? Choices choices…

Well, there's chapter one. How was it so far? This is my second story, so I'm still getting used to the whole process. I know there wasn't much evidence of ANY romance in this chapter, but be patient. It'll come…maybe…probably. Okay…so, any complaints, cries of outrage, suggestions and ideas are really welcome. Thanks for reading!

K.L. Kat